Environmental Group Gathers 53,000 Signatures Asking Whataburger to Ditch Polystyrene Cups
Around 53,000 people have signed an environmental group's petition demanding that Whataburger stop using polystyrene cups.
Environment Texas delivered copies of the petition to three Whataburger locations Monday, including the iconic burger chain's San Antonio corporate headquarters and individual restaurants in Austin and Corpus Christi.
The Austin-based nonprofit started the signature drive this summer after asking Whataburger to find environmentally friendly alternatives for its drink cups. At the time, company officials agreed to meet with the activists, but the restaurant chain only last week committed to a date — Dec. 19.
Luke Metzger, Environment Texas' Executive director, said he hopes Whataburger follows the lead of McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts, which agreed to phase out polystyrene under pressure from consumers.
Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2018/11/19/environmental-group-gathers-53000-signatures-asking-whataburger-to-ditch-polystyrene-cups
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